Pakistan's shock defeat against Zimbabwe

In the first ODI of the series in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe won the toss and batted first. Still they scored 205 runs courtesy of two effective innings by Sikandar Raja (39) and tailender Richard Ngaravar (48).

Chasing the target of 206 runs, Pakistan's knees began to tremble. The guests lost 6 wickets for 58 runs. Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah are not in this series. Without them, in the last one-day series, Pakistan, who blew the world champions Australia in their own field, lost. Captain Mohammad Rizwan is unbeaten on 19 runs.

Aamir Jamal is waiting to open the account of runs with Rizwan. The rain added to Pakistan's woes amid the team's dire situation. The rain started when the visitors' score was 60 runs for 6 wickets over 21 overs. The groundsmen have covered the wicket.

Bulawayo Stadium also lacks floodlights. Even if the rain stops, it is important that the sky is clear. If the game is not played in the end, then a sure defeat awaits Pakistan. If Pakistan's score had been 141 under the Duckworth Lewis Stern (DLS) method, they would have won. But Pakistan's score was not even half of that.